SAVE THE DATE: 2024 Delaware Writers Retreat | |
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The Division of the Arts is pleased to announce this low-cost multi-day retreat for Delaware writers from November 7-10, 2024 in Sussex County. Facilitators are Tope Folarin and Catherine Pierce.
The application process is competitive, and participants will be chosen based on the merit of their writing submissions. Work samples will be juried in an anonymous review process to select up to 20 attendees from the pool of applicants split between poetry and prose.
Writers at all levels of experience are invited to apply. While newcomers will be given special consideration, previous attendees of the Division’s Writers Retreats are welcome to apply.
Applications will be available in late May in smARTDE.
Applicants must be Delaware residents for at least one year, over the age of 18, and not enrolled in a degree or certificate granting educational program.
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Our 2024 Facilitators Are... | | |
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Tope Folarin, Prose Facilitator
Tope Folarin is a Nigerian-American writer based in Washington DC. He serves as Director of the Institute for Policy Studies and the Lannan Visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing at Georgetown University. He is the recipient of the Caine Prize for African Writing, the Whiting Award for Fiction, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, among other awards. His debut novel, A Particular Kind of Black Man, was published by Simon & Schuster.
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Catherine Pierce, Poetry Facilitator
Catherine Pierce is the Poet Laureate of Mississippi and the author of four books of poems: Danger Days (2020), The Tornado Is the World (2016), The Girls of Peculiar (2012), and Famous Last Words (2008), all from Saturnalia Books. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Best American Poetry, the Pushcart Prize anthology, The Nation, American Poetry Review, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. A recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Academy of American Poets, she teaches at Mississippi State University.
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Recapping National Poetry Month! | |
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National Poetry Month was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world with schools, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and poets celebrating poetry’s vital place in our culture.
Thank you to this year's featured artists: Joyce Enzor Maust, Mark Hagerty and the Twin Poets, Emma Cauley and Daisy Wang, and Delaware's Poetry Out Loud State Champion Maiss Hussein.
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Maiss Hussein Competes in National Poetry Out Loud
Congratulations to Hodgson Vo-Tech's Maiss Hussein who competed in this year's national Poetry Out Loud competition! Senator Tom Carper met with Maiss, her teachers, and DDOA's Sheila Dean Ross after the semi-final round to congratulate her on her back-to-back state wins.
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Award Winners XXIV Schedule Across the State | |
Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellowships recognize artists for their outstanding quality of work. Each year, the Biggs Museum of American Art curates an exhibition of the Fellows’ artwork called Award Winners. Mark you calendars! | |
BIGGS MUSEUM
Dover
April 18 – July 28
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CAMP REHOBOTH
Rehoboth Beach
August 3 – September 9
Reception:
Thursday, August 8 from 6-8pm
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CAB CALLOWAY
Wilmington
September 23 – October 31
Reception:
Friday, October 4 from 5-7 pm
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Upcoming Artist Opportunity Deadline - July 3
Artist Opportunity Grants are awarded on a competitive basis to support unique professional and artistic development and presentation opportunities for artists. Examples include: materials to complete work for a specific show or program; the cost to rent a facility for a performance; study with a master for a specified period of time. Evaluation criteria include: anticipated impact on the artist’s work or career; financial feasibility and need; marketing plans; and uniqueness of the opportunity
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Love the Arts? Serve as an On-site Evaluator
If you love the arts and actively participate in programs or attend events, you may be a candidate to serve as an on-site evaluator for the Division. We are currently seeking to expand our list of potential evaluators who are dependable, articulate observers with knowledge in one or more art form (you do not need to be professionally trained in the arts).
If interested, please complete the On-Site Evaluator Self-Nomination Form available on smARTDE.
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Submit your
upcoming events!
DelawareScene is a comprehensive, up-to-date website calendar featuring Delaware’s arts and cultural events and attractions in and around Delaware. Acquaint yourself with one of Delaware’s many artists, get carried away by the magic of a theater performance, frequent one of Delaware’s world-renowned museums, experience one of Delaware’s many unique festivals.
REMINDER: All grantees MUST list all events on DelawareScene.com as soon as they are announced.
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Request an interview!
Delaware State of the Arts is a weekly podcast that presents interviews with arts organizations and leaders who contribute to the cultural vibrancy of communities throughout Delaware. Delaware State of the Arts is provided as a service of the Division of the Arts, in partnership with NEWSRADIO 1450 WILM and 1410 WDOV.
Click below to request an interview for your organization this upcoming year.
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On the Mezzanine - Gregg Silvis
The Mezzanine Gallery presents Gregg Silvis' "15,000 Dowels", on view through May 31. The title of the exhibition comes from the essential material in this body of work. Dowels are pegs of wood or metal or plastic without a distinct head, used for holding together components of a structure.
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Meet the 2024 Fellows
The prestigious Individual Artist Fellowships from the Delaware Division of the Arts recognize a variety of disciplines and outstanding quality of work. Each month, we will highlight a few fellows from the 2024 cohort.
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Lori Crawford
Established, Visual Artist: Interdisciplinary
"I enjoy knowing that tomorrow is a new day. I enjoy starting afresh with the hope of discovery and inspiration.”
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Richard Hill, Jr.
Established, Jazz: Composition
“I want my music to encourage children and adults to take a moment and embrace the diversity that Delaware offers.”
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The Delaware Division of the Arts is an agency of the State of Delaware. Together with its advisory body, the Delaware State Arts Council, the Division administers grants and programs that support arts programming, educate the public, increase awareness of the arts, and integrate the arts into all facets of Delaware life. Funding for Division programs is provided by annual appropriations from the Delaware General Assembly and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. For more information about the Delaware Division of the Arts, visit arts.delaware.gov or call 302-577-8278. | | | | |
